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Krystle Yanagihara
@krystleywrites.bsky.social
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Milk tea lover. But also horses and writing.

Japanese, Kanaka, and Chinese.

The Poison You Leave in Haven Spec, For All The Hearts We Buried in 'Ike Pāpālua
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phillewis.bsky.social
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, prolific actor known for his roles in “Mortal Kombat,” “Last Emperor” and “Man In The High Castle,” has died at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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kealakendall.bsky.social
Looking for a tropical escape this winter? My Hawaiian supernatural thriller, That Which Feeds Us, is now on NetGalley & Edelweiss!

To start your escape, just follow the 🔗 in my bio to find my book on both sites, then you can send a request to read and review an early digital copy. Happy reading!
The image shows a green book with branches full of both ripe and rotten persimmons surrounding a Hawaiian girl with a curly pixie haircut and tattooed sleeves. Some of the branches are piercing the girl, and there are birds and moths perched on her arms. The book reads, THAT WHICH FEEDS US, in all caps, followed by the author’s name, Keala Kendall. The book is on top of a blue foliate wallpapered background. “Now available on NetGalley & Edelweiss for early review” is above the book. Atop a blue foliate background are the words “About THAT WHICH FEEDS US” and a white rectangle, decorated to look like a postcard with a persimmon-icon and Hawaii-icon stamp imprinting the bottom of the card. The postcard reads, “For the world's wealthiest, Kopa'a Island Resort is more than a destination. It's the ultimate escape. With no cell service or Wi-Fi, the Hawaiian island is a coveted wellness retreat renowned for its persimmon orchard and promises of rejuvenation. But their dream vacation is Lehua's nightmare. When her twin sister, Ohia, goes missing, Lehua follows her trail to Kopa'a to find her. Instead, Lehua is cut off from civilization- and help— after the island's boat leaves without her, stranding her with the resort's lavish guests and enigmatic staff. “As Lehua investigates Ohia's disappearance, she discovers her missing sister isn't the island's only mystery. Kopa'a's rich exterior and sweet persimmons hide its dark plantation past. And Lehua can't ignore the dreams haunting her each night-nor the warning telling her to leave the island at once. To uncover what happened to Ohia, Lehua will have to unearth the island's bloody history and face the horrors that lurk within its sugarcane fields-or risk being consumed by them.” On a blue foliate background are a list of instructions: HOW TO REQUEST ON NetGalley® 1. LOG IN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT 2. SEARCH FOR "THAT WHICH FEEDS US" 3. CLICK "REQUEST" 4. FILL OUT & SUBMIT THE REQUEST FORM 5. WAIT FOR PUBLISHER APPROVAL There is also a screenshot of the book’s page on NetGalley, and the icon to request is highlighted in blue. On a blue foliate background are a list of instructions: HOW TO REQUEST ON EDELWEISS. 1. LOG IN OR CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT 2. SEARCH FOR "THAT WHICH FEEDS US" 3. CLICK "REQUEST" 4. FILL OUT & SUBMIT THE REQUEST FORM 5. WAIT FOR PUBLISHER APPROVAL There is a screenshot of the book’s page on Edelweiss included, and the icon to request is highlighted by a mouse cursor. Above that request icon is a heart icon and the screenshot has a smaller caption underneath it, reading: YOU CAN ALSO ❤️ IT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT 🥹👉👈
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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keoraborealis.bsky.social
Seeking donations! I work at a Hawaiian immersion charter school. The goal is to get my high school students to science fair next year. They have been researching and designing their own experiments. Anything is greatly appreciated! List is here (and will be updated):
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
anybody just get into the cantankerous mood of "i don't want to be perceived!!!" and disappear for periods of time?

lol cuz this is me recently.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
november is the only month where i like pumpkin flavored things.
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
The FDA has suddenly dropped a proposed rule to require asbestos testing in cosmetics.

The rule would've set up testing to identify cancer-causing asbestos in talc-containing products.

Contamination has repeatedly been found in talc-based cosmetics before.

www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fda-dro...
FDA drops proposed rule on asbestos testing in cosmetics
• Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 cosmetics reform law • Health
www.consumeraffairs.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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makana-yama.bsky.social
updated eligibility post!

this year HAMMAJANG LUCK is eligible for the Goodreads Choice Award in the Science Fiction category, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the Hugo award for Best Novel. Makana is eligible for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer!

mahalo for your consideration!!!
graphic for hammajang luck's award eligibility. the background is a nebula with green, teal, and gold colors and the cover of hammajang luck is in the foreground. the text reads "Hammajang Luck Awards Eligibility." "Hammajang Luck is nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in Science fiction." "Hammajang Luck is eligible for the Nebula Award for Best Novel." "Makana is eligible for the Astounding Award." "Hammajang Luck is eligible for Best Novel at the Hugos." "*this is due to Hammajang Luck first being published in the UK in 2024, then the US in 2025. timelines are funky!"
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
i was watching kitchen scraps and they had two chefs from foodland on the episode. the mystery ingredient was fried chicken skin and they were like oh yeahhhh that's one top seller.

and i was like ho no wonder so many ppl get gout. 🤣🤣🤣
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
one of my friends in high school didn't know that their family crest (mon) was actually from the tokugawa clan.

he was like what?! i'm related to the tokugawas!?!?!
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
why do papercuts hurt so much on your fingers? you could get the tiniest thing and it feels like you're being ripped in half. omg.
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
new short story ideas are always brewing up in my head but for some reason my brain does not generate a lot of novel-length ideas.
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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wnwagner.bsky.social
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
bird flu (h5n1) found in hawai'i again, this time in a duck on maui (wailea area).

please be careful everyone! don't go near or touch sick or dead birds and let dlnr know if you suspect bird flu.

press release:

dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2025/11...
11/14/25 – STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – Three state agencies are on alert after a […...
dlnr.hawaii.gov
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
had a covid, flu, and blood test all in one day. i am deceased.
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
lol i didn't know we had an incident on kaua'i where a russian spy/agent tried to get the county not to change the "russian fort elizabeth" to the hawaiian name, "pāʻulaʻula".

spent choke money and lured one council member to a russia trip.

hah?! over a name!?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=owBO...
Investigation into alleged secret Russian agent zeroed in on Kaua'i
YouTube video by Island News
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
Peeps, here we go.
Publishers Marketplace. November 10, 2025. The Flower Court by Kate Elliott. Imprint: Tor. Kate Elliott's The Flower Court, a sapphic romantic fantasy in which a clever young scribe infiltrates the imperial consort quarters to search for a missing noblewoman, only to find herself forced to work with the Dowager Empress’s loveliest and most condescending servant; together with a second novel, both set in the Witch Roads universe, to Lee Harris at Tor, in a very nice deal, in a two book deal, for publication in January 2027, by Russell Galen at Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency (world English). russellgalen@sgglit.com Translation: danny@barorinto.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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rsagarcia.bsky.social
@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.

Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
WHAT ARE THESE FUCKING HELICOPTERS ALL NIGHT AND LAST NIGHT?! OMFG.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
With the release today of THE NAMELESS LAND, my grimsweet fantasy road trip w/ a humble deputy courier forced to guide uppity court officials + bonus ravenous fungal ghost plague, court intrigue, & a mysterious haunt is a complete duology (The Witch Roads).

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
THE NAMELESS LAND by Kate Elliott (book two of The Witch Roads duology). So, yes, it completes the story. Cover by Raja Nandepu depicts two individuals standing side by side on a road, backs to the viewer, lookinginto a misty distance where a castle. The man is wearing a fancy knee length coat with embroidery. If you look closely at the woman's right arm, you might see a viper.
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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jolantru.bsky.social
The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Indigenous Author Submissions
On November 3rd, we will be opening for speculative fiction stories written by Indigenous authors. We will be capping submissions at 500.
strangehorizons.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
I am required to show off this spectacular cover (artist: Juan Bernabeu) for my near future political novelette coming on @reactorsff.bsky.social on Nov 5.

An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
Barnacle, Kate Elliott. Washed up on a beach, a big cluster of barnacles holds together while crows flock down from the sky, trying to pry them loose from each other. A truly stunning image by Juan Bernabeu.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
EXCUSE ME!?!?
rosepetals1984.bsky.social Rose/T.A. Summers @rosepetals1984.bsky.social · Oct 30
I'm going to say this again. Y'all absolutely have time to do this before even more irreversible things happen. Please impeach the President and remove him from office stat. Please.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump orders Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons 'immediately'
The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to resume tests at a site in Nevada.
www.nbcnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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kealakendall.bsky.social
Plan your getaway. The classic beach read is getting a Hawaiian gothic twist.

Iʻm excited to share the cover for THAT WHICH FEEDS US, my YA supernatural thriller, out May 26. A huge thank you to Frances Wren, Liz Dresner, Kelly Austin, + @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social for blurbing. Pre-order 🔗 in bio!
A book cover reveal post, reading: "Even paradise has its ghosts" on a mock postcard with a persimmon stamp in the corner. The postcard has been torn in half, and in the middle of the split paper is the book THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall. The cover shows a mixed Hawaiian girl sitting on the floor of a room with peeling green wallpaper. Branches of persimmon fruit, both rotten and ripe, surround her while some branches pierce her skin. A blurb from bestselling author, Andrew Joseph White, reads: "Astounding" in the top corner of the book. At the bottom of the graphic, on the torn half of the postcard, reads: Book your trip May 26 Thereʻs a text box on a white postcard backdrop image that has postage fixed to the top of the frame like a letterhead. The text reads: “This astounding book is both a finger pointed directly at the rotting heart of colonial greed and a truly heart-pounding mystery.” — Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Compound Fracture For the world’s wealthiest, Kōpaʻa Island Resort is more than a destination. It’s the ultimate escape. With no cell service or Wi-Fi, the Hawaiian island is a coveted wellness retreat renowned for its persimmon orchard and promises of rejuvenation. But their dream vacation is Lehua’s nightmare. When her twin sister, Ohia, goes missing, Lehua follows her trail to Kōpaʻa to find her. Instead, Lehua is cut off from civilization—and help—after the island’s boat leaves without her, stranding her with the resort’s lavish guests and enigmatic staff. As Lehua investigates Ohia’s disappearance, she discovers her missing sister isn’t the island’s only mystery. Kōpaʻa’s rich exterior and sweet persimmons hide its dark plantation past. And Lehua can’t ignore the dreams haunting her each night—nor the warning telling her to leave the island at once. To uncover what happened to Ohia, Lehua will have to unearth the island’s bloody history and face the horrors that lurk within its sugarcane fields—or risk being consumed by them.
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
that hurricane is so awful. thinking of jamaica rn. 😢
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
krystleywrites.bsky.social
with how expensive gold is now i fear what the price of those bracelets gonna be, lol. you know, the heirloom bracelets.

i remember my grandma offering to get me one when i graduated high school but said nah cuz i'm not too into jewelry. she got me a small necklace instead.
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM